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Selected Verse: Proverbs 16:25 - Douay Rheims
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 16:25 |
Douay Rheims |
There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death. |
| |
King James |
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| (Compare Pro 14:2). |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
A group of six proverbs follows, four of which begin with אישׁ, and five relate to the utterances of the mouth.
25 There is a way which appears as right to a man;
But the end thereof are the ways of death.
This verse = Pro 14:12. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| There is a way that seemeth right - This whole verse is precisely the same as that Pro 14:12. |
2 He that walketh in the right way, and feareth God, is despised by him that goeth by an infamous way.
12 There is a way which seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof lead to death.
12 There is a way which seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof lead to death.